Lead AI Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Engineer to start the Neon AI Team. You'll be focused on building Agents which build Apps on top of Neon, as well as passing feedback to make Neon the best developer platform for Agents to build apps on.

Your Agents will enhance most users' daily development process, providing a better experience with Neon and automating developers' routines.

Preferred time zone: GMT - GMT+4

You will:

• Build and Lead the AI Team and create Agents which build on Neon
• Hire and lead a small team of engineers (1-2) that move fast and deliver.
• Spend at least 50% of your time coding.
• Own delivery end-to-end, from ideation through iteration and delivery
• Build a best-in-class team which establishes best practices and delivers quality outcomes
• Mentor and guide Software Engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Participate in on-call rotations to handle and resolve critical issues.

We're looking for someone who has

• Experience building AI tools or Agents for Software Development
• Proven experience in software development with a strong focus on backend technologies and databases..
• Proficiency in any major backend language (Go or Rust preferred)
• Previous experience in a tech or team lead role
• Exposure to Infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Github CI/CD, and public cloud
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

About Neon

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres. We’re a well funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. We are a systems company; we work on low-level code with strict performance and correctness requirements.

Neon was created by a team of Postgres hackers and led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore). Neon is built on open-source principles and is focused on giving back to the Postgres and developer communities.

Our Team

• We are a distributed team of 100+ people working from 25+ countries (concentrating around North America and Europe time zones)
• We are a team built on open-source and cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, proactivity)
• Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals. We are deeply technical
• We have experienced Postgres committers and hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias profiles)
• We believe in the efficacy of collaborative open-source
• We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
• We are keen to be a fast-moving flat org and avoid hierarchical structures

Our Investors

• Top-tier investors backed up Neon's vision:
  • We raised $104 million in funding from Menlo Ventures, Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Founders Fund.
  • Venture vehicles of Snowflake and Databricks invested in Neon.
  • Our angels investors are prominent technologists, and ecosystem players. More than 20 awesome angels supported Neon, including Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Mike Ovitz, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Søren Brammer Schmidt, and Wes McKinney.
  • Our Board includes Quentin Clark, Glenn Solomon, Joe Morrissey, and Tim Tully.

Our Offer

• You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling ambitious team
• You can work 100% remote: we'll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
• We grant equity (stock options) for all full-time hires
• We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, and much more)
• We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Lisbon, Portugal)